restrained

Example Sentences

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Swim, the album's first single, is subtle and restrained, the sort of music that drifts lazily into your ears before getting stuck on your internal radio.

From BBC

Smith had studied the architects while a student at Hampton University, and has documented on his Instagram their various stylings, which range from restrained to whimsical to ornate.

From Los Angeles Times

It has marked a departure from the more restrained language traditionally used by American leaders during wartime, even when describing battlefield success.

From Barron's

Her family restrained her at home for two hours while waiting for an ambulance, with Lizzy sectioned under the Mental Health Act at York Hospital's emergency department.

From BBC

This "indicates that employers were far more restrained in their hiring plans as the month began," Doyle added in a statement.

From Barron's